Jim ButschliSustainable PackagingRecyclability, sustainability gain momentum at HealthPack 2012Growing hospital waste is addressed in at least three different sessions at the Albuquerque event.March 14, 2012Cosmetics/Personal careSelf-closing pump serves Weleda’s new BIB body lotionsLends users a 360-degree application, exact dosing, and efficient evacuation as part of a bag-in-bottle system.March 9, 2012Cosmetics/Personal careGlass provides striking appearance for anti-aging product lineThree crème jars and three glass flacons employ fire polish finish and spray technology to lend a distinctive appearance for Yves Saint Laurent’s Forever Youth Liberator line.March 9, 2012HomeHealthPack headed to DublinA taste of Europe flavored opening day at HealthPack 2012 in Albuquerque. Meanwhile, the medical device community and nurses worked to open the lines of communication to address longstanding packaging concerns.March 7, 2012HomeMedical packaging and the Medical Packaging Transition Protocol/ProjectThe DuPont™ Tyvek® Transition Protocol is accepting expressions of interest for remaining test cells, as explained in this MD&M West video by Karen Polkinghorne, DuPont Medical Packaging, packaging engineer & MDM specialist.March 1, 2012Additives, coatings & inksMedical-grade copolyestersMedical-grade Tritan™ copolysters for blood management and surgical devices are introduced in this video taken at MD&M West/WestPack by Helen Sirett, business manager, medical specialty plastics business organization, Eastman Chemical Co.March 1, 2012HomeBubble testing for medical device packagingIn this video taken at MD&M West/WestPack, Scott Levy, packaging engineer with DDL, demonstrates a bubble leak test to depict a failed medical device package.March 1, 2012HomeOxygen analyzer for package testingThe OpTech® O2 Platinum multi-application oxygen analyzer is for beverage, biopharmaceutical, and food products where maintaining barrier integrity is critical. The unit is demonstrated in this video at MD&M West/WestPack in Anaheim, CA, by Betty Kauffman, national sales manager for Mocon.March 1, 2012Filling/capping, dryHeat-sealing machineThe Aergo2 Max heat-sealing machine cycle is described in this video by Rob Arneson, machinery, parts and service manager for Alloyd Brands, during MD&M West/WestPack in Anaheim, CA. The machine shown here uses a 20x28-in. seal area and seals Tyvek® to a PET tray as an example.March 1, 2012Coding, Printing & LabelingDirect inline printing in high definitionDuring WestPack/MD&M West in Anaheim, CA, James Pugh, key account/OEM manager for Bell-Mark, demonstrates the company’s InteliJet HD for direct inline printing of static and variable information. Machine fits on all horizontal form/fill/seal and blister-packing machines.March 1, 2012Previous PagePage 102 of 192Next Page
